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Evangeline Lilly is no stranger to bad takes when it comes to the pandemic. Back in March of 2020, she didn’t want to self-isolate because of her “freedom”. Now, Lilly has taken to Instagram to post about her “supporting” the right to chose what to do when it comes to the vaccine. She’s making a

Even for Courteney Cox, it’s a chicken-or-egg question. “Everything about Monica was extreme—she was so competitive. But I couldn’t remember: Did the cleanliness come from me, or was that Monica?” the actor says over Zoom from her home in Malibu, looking back on the defining trait of her character on Friends. Monica Geller is, of

Jeopardy! champion Amy Schneider’s dazzling streak is over, snapped Wednesday by a Chicago librarian after 40 consecutive wins and nearly $1.4 million in prize money. Schneider’s success put her in the ranks of Ken Jennings, who’s serving as guest host, and the quiz show’s other all-time greats. It also made Schneider, a trans woman, a

Apple TV+ is gearing up for an epic new series: a screen adaptation of Min Jin Lee’s best-selling novel Pachinko. The project is no simple feat. The story spans four generations, following a poor Korean family exiled from their home and making a life in Japan, and is told across three languages: Korean, Japanese, and

Neil Young’s music is being removed from Spotify’s streaming service after the singer-songwriter objected to his songs playing on the same platform that offers Joe Rogan’s podcast, the company and the musician said on Wednesday. Earlier this week, Young had released a letter addressed to his manager and record label, Warner Music Group , demanding

In the battle between Neil Young, Joe Rogan, and Spotify, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has decided to remove his music from the platform. Young issued and ultimatum on his website Jan. 24, where he took issue with being on the same platform as Rogan, who has been spreading vaccine misinformation. “I am doing

The original voice of character Charlie Brown in the early animated Peanuts specials, actor Peter Robbins, died last week at the age of 65. Robbins’ family members confirmed to Fox 5 San Diego that the voice actor died by suicide. No other details about his death were immediately available, and his family issued no further

New films with Colin Farrell and Jon Bernthal, a series on Bill Cosby and more. By Keith Phipps January 25, 2022 Photographs courtesy Sundance, Getty Images; Collage by Gabe Conte For the second year running, the Sundance Film Festival was forced to cancel in-person screenings and take the action online. That’s bad news for many,

Zendaya and Tom Holland aren’t hiding their relationship anymore. The two were photographed out at Holland’s family home, with Zendaya’s arm affectionately around Holland. The photo agency noted that Holland, his brothers, and Zendaya went and saw Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on West End on January 22, the night before. The next day,

Nearly a year after Evan Rachel Wood first accused her ex, Marilyn Manson, of abuse, she’s alleging that the cycle of violence began on the set of his 2007 “Heart-Shaped Glasses” music video. She’s speaking out in the two-part documentary Phoenix Rising, the first half of which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday.

Legendary Canadian rocker Neil Young penned an open letter on Monday, requesting that his music be removed from Spotify as long as host Joe Rogan has his podcast, The Joe Rogan Experience, on the streaming service. Young, 76, posted the letter (since deleted) to his personal site — addressed to Warner Bros. corporate leadership and

[embedded content] Returning for season two in March of 2022, PBS’s Sanditon continues its journey in the unfinished world of Jane Austen’s final novel. Sanditon is a strange member of the Jane Austen adaptation family. The novel was never finished due to Austen’s death, but what it started off was the story of Charlotte Heywood, a

Emma Roberts and Garrett Hedlund have apparently called it quits after three years of dating, although they are committed to still amicably co-parenting. The couple split a few weeks ago following several “rocky” months, according to People. A source told the outlet, “It’s sad, and they are trying their best to co-parent.” They added, “It’s

Last night’s disappointing ending has created renewed calls for rule changes in the league. By Grant Rindner January 24, 2022 Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills is pushed out of bounds by Daniel Sorensen #49 of the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in

In the summer of 1980, Robyn Crawford was working at the East Orange Community Development Center as a youth counselor when she was stopped in her tracks by an unfamiliar face. The young woman was wearing a silk plaid blouse, slim-fitting shorts, red-striped Adidas Gazelles, and a visor with the Red Cross logo stitched on

Look, Zendaya did try to warn us. We knew episode 3 of Euphoria‘s increasingly erratic season 2 would be, as the actress put it, “chaotic lol.” But, after separating the various storylines at play here, it’s fair to call that foreshadowing an understatement. Episode 3 begins with a sweetly innocuous flashback—except that it features Cal

A new ad featuring an extended scene from Matt Reeves’ The Batman has been making the rounds on the internet. The scene takes place in a church, where Bruce Wayne (Robert Pattinson) is attending the funeral of Don Mitchell Jr (Rupert Penry-Jones) the mayor of Gotham. He’s joined by candidate Bella Réal (Jayme Lawson), who

By Staff The Associated Press Posted January 23, 2022 10:04 pm Smaller font Descrease article font size –A Larger font Increase article font size A+ The actor playing Harry Potter has been fired from the Broadway production of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child following a complaint by a co-star about his conduct. Producers said Sunday

A strong majority of Americans support legal marijuana. Will this be the year Democrats finally embrace it as a national issue? By Chris Cohen January 21, 2022 Illustration by Rob Vargas This week, Louisiana U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers put out what was in many ways an unremarkable ad for a Democratic politician: talking straight

A few years ago, I was talking to a high school student about music. “What do you listen to your music on?” I asked. She pointed at her laptop. “That,” she replied. “Through the speakers.” I was aghast. “You that’s how you hear all your favourite songs? Through laptop speakers?” She shrugged. “It’s good enough,”

Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Two Out of Three Ain’t Bad,” and “I’d Do Anything for Love (But I Won’t Do That),” has died. He was 74. The singer born Marvin Lee

Emma Stone and husband Dave McCary are working together as producers on Jesse Eisenberg’s directorial debut film When You Finish Saving the World. To celebrate the movie’s premiere, they made a rare appearance together at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival on a virtual panel. McCary and Stone founded Fruit Tree Productions together in August of

Adele has postponed a 24-date Las Vegas residency hours before it was to start, citing delivery delays and coronavirus illness in her crew. The chart-topping British singer said she was “gutted” and promised to reschedule the shows. In a video message posted on social media, a tearful Adele said: “I’m so sorry but my show

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Birds of Prey, Kate) is picking up a lightsaber and heading to a galaxy far, far away. She has joined the cast of Ahsoka, the upcoming Star Wars live-action series for Lucasfilm and Disney+. The series stars Rosario Dawson as Ahsoka Tano, a Jedi Knight survivor who made her live-action debut in

True Colors is back for 2022 and on the ground in San Francisco, where Fog art fair asks the eternal question: You can bring a cash-flush tech denizen to the art market, but can you make them buy? Plus Julia Fox’s party planning, the Olsens’ new favorite haunt, and more in this week’s column. By

Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as mom to twin adult sons in the TV series Baskets, died Friday. He was 68. Anderson died at a hospital in Las Vegas of complications from cancer, said Glenn Schwartz, his longtime publicist. Anderson had a a

The SNL co-stars and Staten Island natives bought an old vessel that they’re turning into a “live entertainment event space.” By Grant Rindner January 21, 2022 Pete Davidson and anchor Colin Jost during “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live, October 10, 2020.Courtesy of Will Heath/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Image. We’re two years into Pete

Pamela Anderson is splitting from her fourth husband — bodyguard Dan Hayhurst — following their secret Vancouver Island nuptials on Christmas Eve in 2020. Multiple entertainment publications, including People and Rolling Stone, confirmed the news via Anderson’s representative. Read more: Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock star, dead at 74 Anderson, 54, and Hayhurst

The last few years have been ones of reckoning, and two of the topics under review were, first, how we treated our pop stars at the turn of the century and, second, how we understand women’s rage. To simplify and generalize, the collective conclusions were, respectively, not well and we don’t really.  Those two conversations